ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Syrian interim government on Wednesday reopened the main road linking Aleppo’s Kurdish neighborhood of Ashrafieh to the rest of the city following the visit of a delegation from Damascus.
The Kurdish Internal Security Forces (Asayish), which controls the neighborhood, said on Wednesday that the reopening of the road, which was closed recently following renewed skirmishes between Asayish and state-affiliated forces, is “part of implementing the provisions of the signed agreements.”
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which includes Asayish, has signed two agreements with the transitional government in March and April regarding the status of Ashrafieh and Sheikh Maqsood, another Kurdish neighborhood in the city.
A delegation from Damascus visited the two neighborhoods on Tuesday.
“The visit aimed to follow up on the implementation of the agreement's terms and to strengthen cooperation and joint coordination,” said Asayish, referring to the April agreement, which focuses exclusively on the two neighborhoods.
As part of the agreement, Asayish and Damascus swapped hundreds of prisoners.
